We are proud to announce that Professor Hisham Khalil of the
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry has been
awarded a 2017 National Teaching Fellowship.

National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

This award recognises and celebrates individuals who make an
outstanding impact on the student learning experience, providing the means to
develop a proactive community of National Teaching Fellows. Awards are made in
recognition of nominees' individual excellence and outstanding impact on
student learning; their contribution to raising the profile of excellence in
teaching and learning through their work with colleagues and the wider academic
community; as well as their commitment to their own professional development.

Collaborative
Awards for Teaching Excellence

This national award celebrates collaborative excellence in teaching and learning.
Awards are made in recognition of creative and innovative team work which has
led to positive changes at discipline/institutional level and possibly beyond.
Evidence of direct involvement of students with the team is required as well as
dissemination and impact.

Eligibility

All
staff from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland are eligible for the Schemes. This includes HE in FE and alternative
providers. Staff are nominated by their HEI. This includes full-time,
part-time, and non-permanent staff. Further information can be found in the
relevant awards guidelines. For NTFS, eligible institutions are invited to
nominate up to three individual members of staff who clearly demonstrate
excellence in teaching and/or supporting the HE learning experience of
students. For CATE, eligible institutions are invited to nominate one team who
can best demonstrate innovation, positive impact, and student collaboration.

Internal application process

At
the beginning of the academic year we invite colleagues to come forward but we
do continue our efforts throughout the year to identify suitable candidates. We
meet with colleagues informally, where the details of the schemes are
discussed, questions are answered, suitability and course of action are
determined. If you can identify a colleague or a team who may be suitable or
you wish to be considered yourself, please contact teachingandlearning@plymouth.ac.uk. We will make contact
to organise a meeting.

Once
applicants have developed their core documents, Teaching and Learning Support
will provide one full set of feedback. We cannot guarantee that every team/colleague
who works on an application will be chosen as one of our nominees. An internal
selection panel will decide who goes forward based on their assessment of the
submitted applications against the NTFS or CATE selection criteria.

The HEA organises
and runs these national schemes which are funded by the Higher Education
Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Higher Education Funding Council for
Wales (HEFCW), and the Department for the Economy (DfE) Northern Ireland.

National Teaching Fellows at Plymouth University (PU)

2017: Professor Hisham Khalil

2016: Professor Hilary Neve, Jennie Winter

2015: Professor Debby Cotton

2014: Professor Stephen Sterling

2013: Adam Benjamin, Neil Witt

2012: Suanne Gibson, Paul Hewson

2010: Simon Belt, Paul Bradley*

2009: Karen Gresty

2008: Avril Butler (now Bellinger)*, Chris Ricketts*

2006: Helen King*

2005: John Hilsdon

2004: Paul Murray, Judith Waterfield*, Priska Schoenborn

2003: John McLachlan*

2002: Brian Chalkley*, Pauline Kneale**

2001: Lesley Jarvis*

2000: Susan Lea*

*no longer in PU employment **at different HEI at time of award

Teaching Fellowship Award Scheme

The Teaching Fellowship Award Scheme provides funds to undertake pedagogic research related to learning and teaching in Higher Education.